Earlier this week, FEMA announced its allocation of $103 million in Hurricane Helene related Public Assistance funding across 50 projects throughout Western North Carolina. Watauga County schools is set to receive over $28 million for the repair and repurposing of the old Valle Crucis School site.
On this week's Mind Your Business, we'll talk to Dr. Leslie Alexander, Superintendent of Watauga County Schools, about how this process took place, and what could become of the site once repairs and other work is completed.
Consistent advocacy is how projects like this occur, and finding alignment on relevant priorities is an essential step in magnifying a community's collective voice. The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce has recently released its 2026 Legislative Priorities, which ground our work across many areas of community need. We'll outline these priorities and offer more details on our upcoming Vision Northwest North Carolina Summit.
Last week Governor Josh Stein announced the framework for his third Hurricane Helene relief bill. We'll breakdown some of the key highlights of his spending plan as it makes its way toward the NC General Assembly for discussion later this month.
Mind Your Business is written and produced weekly by theBoone Area Chamber of Commerce. This podcast is made possible thanks to the sponsorship support of Appalachian Commercial Real Estate.
Catch the show each Thursday afternoon at 5PM on WATA (1450AM & 96.5FM) in Boone.
